American Vanguard Corporation

American Vanguard Corporation, founded in 1969 and listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker AVD, is a diversified specialty and agricultural products company that develops, manufactures and markets solutions for crop protection and nutrition, turf and ornamental management, and commercial pest control. Its principal subsidiary, AMVAC Chemical Corporation, acquires, registers and markets pesticide product lines with a model built on selective acquisitions and regulatory expertise.

In 2024 the company reported net sales of 547.3 million US dollars, down 6 percent from 579.4 million US dollars in 2023, and a net loss of 126.3 million US dollars against net income of 7.5 million US dollars the prior year, reflecting approximately 118 million US dollars of non-recurring cash and non-cash charges under a business transformation programme. United States crop sales fell 15 percent after the company halted manufacturing and voluntarily cancelled the Dacthal product registration following USEPA's preliminary findings, while United States non-crop sales rose 9 percent on growth in mosquito vector solutions and business-to-business technical sales.

International sales increased 1 percent, led by a 10 percent gain in granular soil insecticides, the company's largest international product category. Management targets sales of 565 to 585 million US dollars and adjusted EBITDA of 45 to 52 million US dollars for 2025, with an emphasis on debt reduction and growth areas including biofertilizers, biostimulants and biochemicals.